Rite

Rite may refer to:

Religion

 * Ritual, an established ceremonious act
 * Rite (Christianity), sacred rituals in the Christian religion
 * Ritual family, Christian liturgical traditions; often also called liturgical rites
 * Catholic particular churches and liturgical rites, within the Catholic Church
 * Christian liturgy, traditional patterns of worship in Christianity
 * Li (Confucianism), rites in the Confucian ritual religion
 * Nusach (Jewish custom), rites of worship in Judaism
 * Rite of passage, a ceremonious act associated with social transition
 * Sacrament, rites in Christianity including baptism, communion, and last rites
 * Samskara (rite of passage), rites of passage in Indic religions and cultures

Arts, entertainment, and media

 * RITE Method, game usability criteria
 * Rite (album), a 1993 ambient album by Julian Cope and Donald Ross Skinner
 * Rites (album) a 1998 jazz album by Norwegian saxophonist Jan Garbarek
 * The Rite (1969 film), a Swedish drama film
 * The Rite (2011 film), an American horror film
 * Quarry (novel), a 2011 book by Ally Kennen, originally entitled Rites
 * Sacred Rite (band), American heavy metal band active from the 1980s to the 2000s

Other uses

 * Masonic rites, a series of degrees of initiation in Freemasonry
 * Mount Rite, a mountain in the Dolomites in the Veneto region of Italy
 * RITES, an Indian company